• Leomania

    Origin

    Leo + -mania

    Full definition of Leomania

    Noun

    Leomania

    (uncountable)
    1. (informal, 1990s) Enthusiasm for the actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
      • 1998, New York (volume 31, page 27)"The people closest to him have Leomania worse than anyone," the actor says.
      • 1998, Michael Fleming, DiCaprio hits Beach as Boyle takes helm (in Variety, 10 July 1998)Leomania roared with media reports about numerous films he was supposedly doing at salaries as high as $22 million.
      • 1998, Stephanie Scott, Lovin' LeoAnd Leomania has swept the planet. In Japan, fans lined up three nights ahead of time just to catch a glimpse of him arriving at the Tokyo Film Festival.
      • 1999, Louis Turi, The Power of the DragonReleased at the zenith of teenyboppers' Leomania, Mask casts DiCaprio as evil and saintly twins, a dual role that was a royal pain for some critics.
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